Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – The PGA Tour continues to make plans to support the restart of its 2019-20 schedule, pending public health conditions and approval from authorities, in mid-June, while professional golfers are preparing for a resumption of play, including the 20-plus former Yellow Jackets competing on the various tours … more details below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

CATCHING UP WITH ROBERTO CASTRO

Former Georgia Tech All-American and veteran PGA Tour pro Roberto Castro caught up with Yellow Jacket fans last week, chatting with Yellow Jackets’ broadcast voice Wiley Ballard. Check it out here.

MATT KUCHAR APPEARS IN PGA PSA

Nine-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar is starring in a new Back2Golf Social Distancing PSA with Steph Curry and Nelly Korda, produced by the PGA of America on collaboration with professional golf tours and other golf industry agencies. Back2Golf is an industry-wide collaboration to provide operational guidelines, designed in three phases and aligned with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for the responsible playing of golf through the COVID-19 pandemic.

CLEAN, OLD FASHIONED HATE NOT HAPPENING

According to Adam Schupak of Golfweek, magazine, former Georgia golfer Brendon Todd said he tried to get a Georgia-Georgia Tech grudge match off the ground between he and fellow Bulldog Chris Kirk against Yellow Jackets Roberto Castro and Stewart Cink, but couldn’t get the sponsorship necessary for a TV crew. The revelation was part of a larger story about the recent Rory McIlroy-Dustin Johnson and the upcoming Phil Mickelson-Tiger Woods events in Florida. READ MORE

KUCHAR’S CADDIE TALKS RESTART

The Baltimore Sun recently interviewed a number of professional tour caddies, including Matt Kuchar’s looper John Wood, who said he will consider wearing surgical or golf gloves on both hands as an extra precaution but would probably eschew a face covering unless it is required. “I won’t be able to breathe out there, and my glasses will get all fogged up. The only thing I’d worry about is a secondary outbreak.”

CHARLIE RYMER HOSTING WEEKLY GOLF SHOW

Former Georgia Tech star and PGA tour veteran Charlie Rymer, who retired from competition and from his television career on Golf Channel to move to Myrtle Beach, is hosting a weekly golf show for Play Golf Myrtle Beach. See tweet below and click to watch the fifth episode.

#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

ICYMI this weekend, @NellyKorda, @StephenCurry30 & Matt Kuchar supported Back2Golf with a fun & informative PSA. Check it out! https://t.co/oKEuLaEuV8

— PGA News Feed (@PGANewsFeed) May 18, 2020

Like father, like son. 👨👦@ChessonHadley has taught his son well. pic.twitter.com/Dr1W7wWEzZ

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 14, 2020

Trivia Time! I’ll spread these questions out over the next several days. First correct answer wins a $100 discount code from my friends at Move Performance Apparel. Here we go: What TV talk show thrust my #TanLine into the “spotlight?”

— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) May 11, 2020

And the winner is….Chris Hayes! Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, the boys at PTI were the first ones to blast me back around ten years ago at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Enjoy your $100 off shopping with Move Performance Apparel Chris! https://t.co/hfPSoLIv68

— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) May 12, 2020

Tough living in Murrells Inlet, SC. PIC from my backyard last night.
Wachesaw Plantation pic.twitter.com/nKAaPyftny

— charlie (@CharlieRymerPGA) May 14, 2020

Episode 5 is live!

Legendary golf course architect Rees Jones checks in with @CharlieRymerPGA to talk about his and his family’s golf course work around the world.

Watch it here: https://t.co/FAeiVxMfgA#CharlieRymerGolfShow pic.twitter.com/EWL6uSgSdm

— Charlie Rymer Golf Show (@RymerGolfShow) May 13, 2020

 

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One of my favorite putting drills. Working on getting my path more it in-to-out. I have the mirror down to check eye line. I want my right (dominant) eye just inside and behind the ball. Love seeing the ball stripe down the line. #floorbreaksleft #scottycameron #customshop #gss #titleist #prov1x

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UPCOMING EVENTS (subject to change)

• PGA Tour:  Charles Schwab Challenge • June 11-14, 2020 • Colonial Country Club • Fort Worth, Texas. • Purse: $7,500,000 • FedEx Cup points: 500
• Korn Ferry Tour:  Korn Ferry Challenge • June 11-14, 2020 • TPC Sawgrass-Dye’s Valley Course • Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • Purse: $600,000
• PGA Tour Champions:  Bridgestone Senior Players Championship • July 9-12, 2020 • Firestone Country Club • Akron, Ohio • Purse: $2,800,000
• Mackenzie Tour:  Windsor Championship • July 16-19, 2020 • Ambassador Golf Club • Windsor, Ontario • Purse: $200,000
• PGA Tour Series – China:  tba
• PGA Tour LatinoAmerica:  Brazil Event I • August 20-23, 2020 • tba • tba • Purse: $170,000
• All Pro Tour:  Fore the Kids • May 20-23, 2020 • Brownwood Country Club • Brownwood, Texas • Purse: $120,000
• SwingThought Tour:  Three Ridges Golf Course • May 30-31, 2020 • Knoxville, Tenn.
• G Pro Tour:  Thomasville Open • May 27-29, 2020 • Colonial Country Club • Thomasville, N.C.